In the environmental industry the Permeable Reactive Barrier, or PRB, is a well known technology/strategy when dealing property boundary management and off-Site liability risk for mobile groundwater impacts. In fact, Vertex has already written about these technologies a few times
Using LLMiHpt to Optimize the Design of a Permeable Reactive Barrier
Over 300 years ago Alexander Pope said “a little knowledge is a dangerous thing”. In the case of many subsurface characterization programs being completed today, too little data is also a dangerous thing. It can result in wasted time, energy
Pump & Treat Systems: A Resurgence
When it comes to fashion, vintage trends always seem to come around again and again. When it comes to remediation, different technologies are popular for a time and then settle into more of a niche application, as they are supplanted
Delivering Success: Remediating Bedrock and Other Complex Geologies!
Have you ever encountered a site where difficult subsurface conditions left you wondering whether remediation was even possible? Maybe the site had impacts in bedrock or other tough stratigraphy such as flowing sands, cobbles and boulders, and/or tight tills. These
Collaborative Remedial Design Services
So, you’ve identified contamination at your site and are considering remediation and/or risk management. Chances are this is not your area of expertise. Perhaps you’ve had some experience with remediation in the past; perhaps not at all. Consider as well
Improved Activated Carbon-Based Products in Canada!
What was the biggest game changer in the in-situ Canadian environmental market in recent years? In our opinion it was the entry of the first activated carbon-based, injectable remedial amendments in 2015. Well, the remediation game has just been stepped
The First Annual RPI® Group Worldwide Summit
In late February, Remediation Products, Inc. (RPI®) convened the first annual RPI® Group Worldwide Summit at Copper Mountain in Colorado, USA. In attendance were representatives of the RPI® Group including RPI® from Colorado, AST Environmental from Kentucky, Ejlskov A/S from
We Are Excited: 1,000 Projects and Counting!
We are very excited to announce that Vertex Environmental has reached a major Milestone – its 1,000th project! There has been a steady building of anticipation amongst staff over the past coupled of weeks leading up to this moment. Who
Winter is Coming (No Surprise), But That Doesn’t Mean Remediation Projects Stop (or Even Slow Down!)
We last reported on the capabilities of winter remediation work back in November 2016. You can still read that newsletter here. Have things changed since then? Well, some things haven’t changed but some things have changed dramatically! Some of
Bench-Scale Testing: Turning “Monster” Problems into Proven Solutions
Photo credit: https://honestlyyum.com/11652/evil-drink-lab/ We were working in the lab, late one night… Have you ever attempted (or heard of) an environmental remediation project where the approach selected was unable to meet remediation targets? Maybe you have encountered a site